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Sep 09, 2012

Wolf mange is part of nature's cycle

Emily Almberg and Peter Hudson discuss the impact of mange and viral diseases on the wolf packs living in Yellowstone National Park.

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Sep 05, 2012

In touch with Peter Hudson

The Huck Institutes' director champions a collaborative approach to life science research at Penn State.

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Sep 03, 2012

Gulf of Mexico research led by Penn State biologist will be honored with government award

The project, led by Penn State professor and lead scientist Charles Fisher and project manager James Brooks of TDI Brooks International, has been honored by the National Oceanographic Partnership Program with the Excellence in Partnership award.

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Aug 27, 2012

Darwin was right: the Eastern Pacific Barrier is virtually impassable by coral species

Iliana Baums and colleagues have discovered that a coral species found in abundance from Indonesia eastward to Fiji, Samoa, and the Line Islands rarely crosses the Eastern Pacific Barrier toward the coast of the Americas.

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Aug 26, 2012

Is it possible to save coral reefs?

Coral reefs are suffering from overfishing and other types of resource exploitation, and are being degraded by pollution from sewage and agricultural runoff as well as by increasing sea-surface temperatures and acidification as a result of global warming.

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Aug 01, 2012

Vaccine research shows vigilance is needed against evolution of more-virulent malaria

Research conducted by Penn State's Andrew Read reveals that malaria parasites evolve to become more virulent in response to their hosts being immunized with a critical component of several candidate human malaria vaccines which are currently in clinical trials.

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Jul 17, 2012

Interdisciplinary research looks at whole-farm sustainability

Heather Karsten leads the Sustainable Dairy Cropping Systems research project " a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to managing whole-farm sustainability through conservation of soil, nutrients, biodiversity and energy.

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Jul 17, 2012

Facing modern forest management challenges: mitigation, adaptation

James Finley discusses the present state and future outlook of woodlands in the eastern United States.

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May 29, 2012

A decade's worth of research suggests that fish feel pain

Victoria Braithwaite discusses the need for better aquaculture practices in designing healthier and more humane fisheries.

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May 28, 2012

Eco-immunology charts pathways of disease in nature

Huck Institutes director Peter Hudson and researcher Raina Plowright of the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics have been featured in the New York Times for their research on disease ecology in bighorn sheep and Australian fruit bats.

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